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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 59 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (What is the subject?): Portrait = a person; landscape = land and nature; still life = objects on a table. Seascape = the sea; cityscape = a city; abstract art uses shapes and colours instead of real things. Tall subject → portrait (tall) paper; wide subject → landscape (wide) paper.

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  1. 1.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  2. 2.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  5. 5.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) landscape (c) still life (d) seascape
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a king on his throne (c) a busy city skyline (d) hills and a river
  8. 8.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) still life
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  14. 14.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) hills and a river (c) mountains at sunrise (d) boats on the open sea
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a teapot and cups (d) a smiling friend
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a forest path (b) tall city buildings (c) your grandma’s face (d) a smiling friend
  19. 19.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) shoes on a table (b) hills and a river (c) your grandma’s face (d) a village with fields
  21. 21.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a smiling friend (b) flowers in a vase (c) mountains at sunrise (d) boats on the open sea
  23. 23.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a forest path (c) a busy city skyline (d) waves and a beach
  26. 26.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  28. 28.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  29. 29.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) objects that do not move (c) a person’s face (d) the sea
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) your grandma’s face (c) tall city buildings (d) a village with fields
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  37. 37.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  39. 39.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait

Answer key

  1. landscape shape
  2. portrait (tall)
  3. False
  4. a still life
  5. self-portrait
  6. True
  7. a busy city skyline
  8. abstract art
  9. True
  10. a portrait
  11. False
  12. landscape (wide)
  13. a landscape
  14. True
  15. boats on the open sea
  16. False
  17. a smiling friend
  18. tall city buildings
  19. True
  20. your grandma’s face
  21. False
  22. flowers in a vase
  23. False
  24. portrait (tall)
  25. a forest path
  26. landscape (wide)
  27. a still life
  28. portrait shape
  29. portrait (tall)
  30. False
  31. objects that do not move
  32. a cityscape
  33. True
  34. a village with fields
  35. True
  36. landscape (wide)
  37. False
  38. a landscape
  39. True
  40. a landscape

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